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10.17 Exercises

Provided here are some exercises you may wish to perform:

1. After installing a new network adapter or after replacing a Token Ring adapter with an Ethernet adapter, what are the steps to restart TCP/IP?

2. Configure an network interface using SMIT.

3. Start and stop TCP/IP daemons using /etc/rc.tcpip and /etc/tcp.clean.

4. Name the SMIT fastpaths needed for networking, such as tcpip, route, and others.

5. Change the IP address using SMIT.

6. Describe the inetd, portmap, and other TCP/IP daemons. What errors will users experience when any one of the TCP/IP daemons is not started?

7. What are the errors if the /etc/resolv file is incorrect?

8. How do you add a route?

9. Create and delete an IP alias using the ifconfig command.

10. Does ping work without starting TCP/IP?

11. Use the $HOME/.netrc file to eliminate the user login and password prompts for the rexec and ftp commands.

Chapter 11. Network File System Administration